Emotional night for Cape Cod Cubs

HYANNIS — The Cape Cod Cubs kicked off their "Pink Weekend" last night, honoring the memory of Caroline Fries, daughter of assistant coach Wes Fries and sister of co-captain Corbin Fries, before a 6-3 loss to the Maine Moose.

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By ASHLEY CROSBY

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By ASHLEY CROSBY

Posted Jan. 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM

By ASHLEY CROSBY

Posted Jan. 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM

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HYANNIS — The Cape Cod Cubs kicked off their "Pink Weekend" last night, honoring the memory of Caroline Fries, daughter of assistant coach Wes Fries and sister of co-captain Corbin Fries, before a 6-3 loss to the Maine Moose.

"It's overwhelming," Wes Fries said regarding the support of the community and crowd. "It's fantastic, it kind of chokes you up a little bit. There are a lot of nice folks out there."

The event, which was originally planned only for the Sunday game, was extended to last night's game and to youth and high school teams because of the outpouring of support.

Caroline passed away last January after a three-year battle with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

As part of the two-day event, the Cubs are wearing pink jerseys with Caroline's high school hockey jersey number (6). They have worn patches with Caroline's initials and number throughout the season.

"(The players) are very proud that they're helping remember one of their teammate's sisters," said Cubs owner Scott McPherson. "You know, it's just hockey, it's just a game. But family and someone passing away, a young girl — we're coming up on the anniversary which is the 25th — this kind of puts everything in perspective of what's really important and I think the guys are genuinely thrilled to be able to help be part of something."

The Cubs struggled to score against Maine goaltender RJ White, scoring only once each period. Corbin Fries started the scoring in the first with an assist from Christian Linge. Returnee Daniel Tarasov scored in the second and third.

The Maine Moose had a 4-1 advantage after the first period and scored only once a piece in the second and third periods.

Proceeds from the weekend will go to the Caroline Fries Endowment, which will create scholarships for high school students who wish to go on to college.

The Pink Weekend continues today with a game at noon as the Cubs look to avenge their loss to the Moose.